One day in mid-2015, Dr. Nattapong Nithi-Uthai, who goes by the nickname “Arm,” looked at the pile of flip-flops in his backyard. Some 100,000 of them were stacked up waist high behind his house in Pattani, on the coast of southern Thailand. The flip-flops laid there undisturbed for months. A fa... Read more
Smart public waste bins are popular in many Korean cities, such as Seoul.
There’s a solar-powered smart bin that can compact trash.
https://www.mr-fill.com/
Here’s a video showing the smart bin in action.
I found a company that manufactures them.
How about these biodegradable coolers made from coconut husks?
There’s a Thai entrepreneur making shoes from old flip-flops.
The waste industry is full of potential; there is a lot of trash in the world that can be repurposed into valuable commodities.